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rjlittlefield [Lightroom Plugin] not available for "cloud" Lightroom
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 ==== Lightroom Plugin ==== ==== Lightroom Plugin ====
  
-Zerene Stacker ​now has a plug-in capability that makes it simple to get images from Lightroom into Zerene Stacker and back to Lightroom again. ​ This **[[:​stacker:​docs:​faqlist#​what_are_the_differences_between_personal_and_professional|"​Pro-only"​]]** feature was introduced ​at Build T201401030945_beta and is available ​in the current full release at [[http://​zerenesystems.com/​cms/​stacker/​softwaredownloads]]. ​ It should work with any version of Lightroom at version 3.0 or above.+Zerene Stacker has a plug-in capability that makes it simple to get images from Lightroom into Zerene Stacker and back to Lightroom again. ​ This **[[:​stacker:​docs:​faqlist#​what_are_the_differences_between_personal_and_professional|"​Pro-only"​]]** feature was introduced in January 2014; it should work with any desktop ​version of Lightroom at version 3.0 or above, including "​Lightroom Classic"​ within the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. ​ However, it will not work with Adobe'​s cloud-based product that is now named simply "​Lightroom",​ which does not yet support third-party plug-ins (as of August 2023).
  
-To install the plugin, just run Zerene Stacker, then go to Options > Plugins... > Lightroom and select where you want the plugin to be installed. By default the plugin goes into the standard Lightroom Modules folder, so it will be automatically available on the next launch of Lightroom. If you choose to put the plugin somewhere else, then you'll have to manually install it using File > Plug-in Manager ​in Lightroom.+To install the plugin, just run Zerene Stacker, then go to Options > Plugins... > Lightroom and select where you want the plugin to be installed. By default the plugin goes into the standard Lightroom Modules folder, so it will be automatically available on the next launch of Lightroom. If you choose to put the plugin somewhere else, then you'll have to manually install it in Lightroom ​using Lightroom'​s ​File > Plug-in Manager. ​ 
  
-Once the plugin is installed ​in Lightroom, you'll see several new Lightroom menu entries. ​ Probably the most convenient is in the context menu under "​Export"​ when you right-click on a selected image. ​ Other entries are at File > Export... and at File > Plug-in Extras. ​ To use the plugin, just select the images you want to have stacked, then select any of those Export menu entries. ​ The selected images will be automatically passed to Zerene Stacker, so that a few seconds later you'll see an ordinary Zerene Stacker window with your Lightroom images loaded into it.  In Zerene Stacker, proceed as usual to stack, retouch, etc.  When you want to push output images back into Lightroom, just use File > Save Output Image(s) in Zerene Stacker, then back in Lightroom, do Library > Synchronize Folder. ​ If the Synchronize Folder entry is gray, it's probably because you're looking at some filtered view like Previous Import. ​ In that case, hover over one of the selected images that you stacked and do a right-click to get a context menu popup. ​ In that popup menu, select "Go to Folder in Library"​. ​ Then do the Library > Synchronize Folder in the main menu bar. +**Note**: on macOS, Zerene Stacker must be located in some stable location such as Applications or Desktop, in order to use the Lightroom plugin. ​ If Zerene Stacker is still in Downloads, you'll have to Quit ZereneStacker and move the "​yellow smiling dog" icon to Applications,​ then re-launch. 
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 +If Lightroom is already running when you create the plugin, then you'll have to exit and re-launch Lightroom so that it will load and run the plugin. 
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 +Once the plugin is running ​in Lightroom, you'll see several new Lightroom menu entries. ​ Probably the most convenient is in the context menu under "​Export"​ when you right-click on a selected image. ​ Other entries are at File > Export... and at File > Plug-in Extras. ​ To use the plugin, just select the images you want to have stacked, then select any of those Export menu entries. ​ The selected images will be automatically passed to Zerene Stacker, so that a few seconds later you'll see an ordinary Zerene Stacker window with your Lightroom images loaded into it.  In Zerene Stacker, proceed as usual to stack, retouch, etc.  When you want to push output images back into Lightroom, just use File > Save Output Image(s) in Zerene Stacker, then back in Lightroom, do Library > Synchronize Folder. ​ If the Synchronize Folder entry is gray, it's probably because you're looking at some filtered view like Previous Import. ​ In that case, hover over one of the selected images that you stacked and do a right-click ​(or Ctrl-click on Mac) to get a context menu popup. ​ In that popup menu, select "Go to Folder in Library"​. ​ Then do the Library > Synchronize Folder in the main menu bar. 
  
 Behind the user interface, the Lightroom plugin works by having Lightroom produce a temporary copy of each selected image, in a format that can be read by Zerene Stacker. ​ Images in raw format are converted automatically. ​ Zerene Stacker works on the temporary files, then automatically deletes them when it terminates. ​ If you do a File > Save Project, then copies of the image files are retained in the Zerene Stacker project directory for further use such as retouching. Behind the user interface, the Lightroom plugin works by having Lightroom produce a temporary copy of each selected image, in a format that can be read by Zerene Stacker. ​ Images in raw format are converted automatically. ​ Zerene Stacker works on the temporary files, then automatically deletes them when it terminates. ​ If you do a File > Save Project, then copies of the image files are retained in the Zerene Stacker project directory for further use such as retouching.
  
-The default format for Export to Zerene Stacker is 16-bit TIFF in sRGB color profile. ​ This can be changed during the export process if you go through File > Export... ​ or right-click > Export > Export...+The default format for Export to Zerene Stacker is 16-bit TIFF in AdobeRGB ​color profile. ​ This can be changed during the export process if you go through File > Export... ​ or right-click > Export > Export...
  
 ==== Explicit Export/​Import ==== ==== Explicit Export/​Import ====
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